Isro chief: India to add 100-150 satellites in 3 yrs

INDIA WOULD ADD another 100-150 satellites to cover the entire country over the next three years as part of enhancing border security and coastal surveillance, Isro chairman V Narayanan said in Chennai on Wednesday.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Currently, India operates about 55 satellites and for a country which has a vast border and 7,900 km of shoreline, it is not sufficient, he said.

Narayanan, also the secretary, Department of Space, said it was for these reasons Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced reforms in the Space Sector which allows participation of private players in building rockets and satellites.